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WFA produces resources, research and guides across a wide range of emerging marketing topics and challenges. All the work is informed by WFA member input and developed in close cooperation with the best experts from across the industry.

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  1.    The most exciting thing about marketing right now…
    Global Marketer of the Year

    The most exciting thing about marketing right now…

    With the call for nominations closed, we checked in with members of our Global Marketer of the Year jury on what excites them most about marketing as a discipline today.

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  2.    Are advertisers growing up and slowly embracing aging?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Are advertisers growing up and slowly embracing aging?

    Have you heard of Bryan Johnson? He’s the tech entrepreneur who made international headlines because he spends millions of dollars a year trying to reverse his biological age. That involves a gruelling fitness and diet regime, taking hundreds of pills a day, and getting blood transfusions from his teenage son. The result? He’s 45 and looks…42.

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  3. Digital policy

    The Digital Services Act: changing the rules of the (advertising) game?

    At the end of August, big tech platforms were called to lay their cards on the table. This was the deadline by which they needed to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a law aimed at protecting consumers from illegal content and regulating advertising online.

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  4.    Privacy Spotlight: India
    Privacy & tech

    Privacy Spotlight: India

    An in-depth overview of recent privacy developments in India impacting brand advertisers.

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  5.    DGX meeting overview (September 2023, New York)
    Digital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (September 2023, New York)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held in person on 27 September 2023

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  6.    Capability Forum Meeting Overview (October 2023)
    Marketing capabilities

    Capability Forum Meeting Overview (October 2023)

    Overview of Capability Forum held remotely on 12th October 2023.

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  7.    Benchmark: Marketing Budget Setting

    Benchmark: Marketing Budget Setting

    WFA benchmark containing best practices of marketing budget setting.

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  8.    Spotlight: An update on Google’s Privacy Sandbox
    Privacy & tech

    Spotlight: An update on Google’s Privacy Sandbox

    The changing nature of data privacy is fundamentally redefining the way in which online audiences are measured and targeted by advertisers.

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  9.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2023)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 20 September 2023.

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  10. Insight Forum Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    From Insights to Foresights

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  11.    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming
    Agency management

    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming

    A new survey by WFA and MediaSense shows an overwhelming proportion of major multinational brands are looking to improve their agency model. Just 11% of respondents believe their current agency model will fit future needs, while 24% say it is unfit for future purpose.

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  12.    Top priorities for Global Marketer of the Year nominees
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Top priorities for Global Marketer of the Year nominees

    With nominations for WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2023 open until October 11, members of the expert jury were asked to share their views on what Global Marketer of the Year nominees should focus on to drive their businesses and the industry forward.

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  13.    Spotlight: The impact of AI on Production
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    Spotlight: The impact of AI on Production

    Are we seeing genuine innovation or just greater efficiency?

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  14.    Recap of the WFA Webinar ‘Navigating the Pixel Pressure'
    Digital policy

    Recap of the WFA Webinar ‘Navigating the Pixel Pressure'

    Over recent months there has been mounting pressure on the use of tracking pixels and third party tags for behavioural advertising over privacy concerns. Enforcement action has demonstrated the growing scrutiny over how this technology collects, shares and potentially leaks personal data with third parties, and how it fuels an advertising model based on the ‘intrusive’ monitoring of individuals.

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  15.    Spotlight: Beyond ChatGPT - Practical use and innovation in marketing, e-commerce, and search with GenAI
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    Spotlight: Beyond ChatGPT - Practical use and innovation in marketing, e-commerce, and search with GenAI

    Learn how GenAI is being rolled out in marketing across the globe.

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  16.    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2023)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 19 September 2023.

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  17.    Improving creative effectiveness through in-flight optimisation
    Marketing effectiveness

    Improving creative effectiveness through in-flight optimisation

    A new whitepaper by WFA and Automated Creative urges advertisers to focus on in-flight optimisation in Q4.

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  18.    Spotlight: Spark more insights-driven decisions with generative AI
    Media & analytics

    Spotlight: Spark more insights-driven decisions with generative AI

    Generative AI can’t make big decisions for you, but it can help you make better decisions.

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  19.    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    In recent discussions around Retail Media it has become evidently clear that accounting principals within organisations has become a real challenge for advertisers (CPGs in particular).

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  20.    Benchmark: Recommended Capability Vendors
    Marketing capabilities

    Benchmark: Recommended Capability Vendors

     WFA benchmark containing member-recommended capability training vendors .

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  21.    Winning, and losing, together

    Winning, and losing, together

    WFA’s partnership with Marketing Matters celebrated its 8th year during Singapore’s iconic Formula 1 week. F1 fans know that it’s the Constructor, the team constructing the winning car, and not the drivers’ title which is fought over most fiercely. That focus on teamwork and collaboration was reflected in the on-stage narrative and discussions between the 250 delegates.

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